Foreign Minister Paolo
Gentiloni on Wednesday welcomed at Rome's Fiumicino a group of
11 Kenyan students who survived last April's massacre at Garissa
University.
The students will spend nine months at Perugia's
University for Foreigners thanks to an Italian foreign ministry
grant.
"The cultural response is fundamental when faced with
terrorism," Gentiloni said as he welcomes the students, six
young women and five men.
"We wanted to give this signal immediately after the
Garissa attack in which terrorism killed 147 people to show how
cooperation with students from that university could be a
response to terrorism".
The attackers were from the Al-Shabaab Somali Islamist
militant group.
Kenya's Ambassador to Italy, Josephine Wangari Gaita, was
also present when the group arrived.
"I thank Italy for giving these young people the chance to
continue their studies in a peaceful environment," Wangari Gaita
said.
"I'm certain they will make us proud. God bless them and
bless Italy and Kenya".
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